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| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | April 27, 1905 |
| Jurisdiction | Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
| Headquarters | 8th Floor West, Health and Human Services Building,Harrisburg,Pennsylvania |
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| Website | http://www.health.pa.gov |
Pennsylvania Department of Health is acabinet-level agency inPennsylvania. It was established in 1905 and later modified by the Administrative Code of 1929.[1][2] In 1996, the requirement for the Secretary to be a physician was eliminated and the position ofPhysician General was created.[1][3] The Department of Health utilizes community-based strategies to reduce serious illnesses, injuries, and deaths from major health threats, tobacco-related diseases, infectious diseases, and accidental injuries. Its mission has evolved to address the changing landscape of public health, providing programs and services aimed at promoting healthy behaviors, preventing injury and disease, and ensuring the safe delivery of quality healthcare for allPennsylvania citizens.[1]
| Name | Dates served | Appointed by |
|---|---|---|
| Samuel Gibson Dixon | 1905–1918 | Samuel W. Pennypacker |
| Edward Martin | 1919–1923 | William Cameron Sproul |
| Charles H. Miner | 1923–1927 | Gifford Pinchot |
| Theodore B. Appel | 1927–1935 | John Stuchell Fisher |
| Edith MacBride-Dexter | 1935–1939 | George Howard Earle |
| John J. Shaw | 1939–1941 | Arthur James |
| Alexander H. Stewart | 1942–1945 | |
| Harry W. West | 1945–1947 | Edward Martin |
| Norris W. Vaux | 1947–1951 | James H. Duff |
| Russell E. Teague | 1951–1955 | John S. Fine |
| Berwyn F. Mattison | 1955–1957 | George M. Leader |
| Charles L. Wilbar | 1957–1967 | |
| Thomas W. Georges | 1967 | Raymond P. Shafer |
| Ellsworth R. Browneller | 1970–1971 | |
| J. Finton Speller | 1971–1974 | Milton Shapp |
| Leonard Bachman | 1975–1979 | |
| Gordon K. MacLeod | 1979 | Dick Thornburgh |
| H. Arnold Muller | 1979–1987 | |
| N. Mark Richards | 1987–1991 | Bob Casey Sr. |
| Allan S. Noonan | 1992–1995 | |
| Peter J. Jannetta | 1995–1996 | Tom Ridge |
| Daniel F. Hoffman | 1996–1999 | |
| Robert S. Zimmerman | 1999–2003 | |
| Calvin B. Johnson | 2003–2008 | Ed Rendell |
| Everette James | 2008–2011 | |
| Eli Avila | 2011–2012 | Tom Corbett |
| Michael Wolf | 2012–2015 | |
| Karen Murphy | 2015-2017 | Tom Wolf |
| Rachel Levine | 2017–2021 | |
| Alison Beam (Acting)[4] | 2021-2022 | |
| Keara Klineparter (Acting) | 2022 | |
| Denise Johnson (Acting) | 2022-2023 | |
| Debra Bogen | 2023–Present | Josh Shapiro |
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